Christina Hendricks Voted Best-Looking Woman (So long, Megan Fox)

Christina Hendricks has been named America's best-looking woman in an Esquire cover article, but there's more than meets the eye with this one. For starters, though the article appears in a men's magazine, the fiery "Mad Men" star won the best-looking title via a poll of over 10,000 women. Hendricks nabbed 30 percent of the votes that were cast, beating out the likes of Megan Fox, who got 14 percent of the votes, and Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima, who got 17 percent. Fox was last year's title-holder in Esquire's annual issue dedicated to the fairer sex. Secondly -- and...

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Chris Matthews Designates Obama as a Kennedy: 'Barack Is Now the Last Brother'

MSNBC host Chris Matthews appeared three times on Wednesday’s Today show to lionize Sen. Ted Kennedy, and twice he promoted Barack Obama as the "last brother" of the Kennedy political dynasty. He tried to clarify a little in his appearance in the 10am hour: "I don’t mean that in an ethnic sense or a black sense. I mean a brother of the Kennedy tradition. And I think he’s the new brother, not that last brother."

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(Checking Interest In A) Roe Conn Show Live Thread

Checking to see what interest there might be in a Roe Conn Show live thread, for those who prefer some laughs in their post-Rush talk show. Canarble Wagon rolls at 5:00 Central.

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Peeping Tom sparks West Bank riot

BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank (Reuters) - A "Peeping Tom" who photographed a woman in the changing room of a Bethlehem area clothes shop sparked a night of rioting between Palestinian Muslims and Christians, witnesses say. At the height of the hours-long riot on Tuesday night, hundreds of Muslims and Christians fought each other with metal rods and stones overnight in the streets of the West Bank town of Beit Sahour, adjacent to Bethlehem, revered as the birthplace of Jesus. Palestinian police tried to quell the fighting by firing volleys in the air with automatic rifles, but the fighting only died...

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2003 MTV Video Music Awards -- Live Thread

Come one, come all -- comment on this year's freak show. It began with three sluts on stage in their underwear.

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